Learning Quote by Marie Benedict

“I reached for Helen's hand, and felt her squeeze back, accepting that I would understand more than most the missing part of the human…

— Karen White

“She was my friend and I loved her and relied on her, even though there were days when her moodiness and fragility frightened me,…

— Julie Metz

“Her life was her own now and if there was happiness to be found, it was up to her to seek it. She couldn't,…

— Debbie Macomber

“It was the comfort of knowing that she was not quite so strange, that there were other people who found delight in private challenges…

— Daphne Kalotay

“Next she lost her belief in the sincerity of those about her. She secretly refused to believe that anyone (herself excepted) loved anyone. All…

— Thornton Wilder

“She sheltered her colors in the dark, where others were blind to see; I caught a glimpse of her lastly when she gave me…

— Anthony Liccione

“Her life was a scattering of small moments, bits of meaningful conversations, and bright dashes of beauty where least expected.”

— Robin Jones Gunn

“Her experience had been of a kind to teach her, rightly or wrongly, that the doubtful honor of a brief transit through a sorry…

— Thomas Hardy

“Perhaps the heart of our melancholy is that we miss the woman we were meant to be. We miss our authentic selves.”

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

“...Lina longed suddenly for a sliver of that must have been her mother's allure, and talent, and passion, and willingness to embrace her own…

— Tara Conklin

“Everyone whirled around her, entranced by the stories in which they recognized themselves, but in the stories they were also more than themselves and…

— Francesca Block

“When I was young I wanted so much to be like her. What a blessing are those moments when there is nothing to worry…

— Belinda Jeffrey